D River
| D River | ||
 US Highway 101 bridge over the D River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1132089 | |
| location | Oregon, United States | |
| River system | D River | |
| origin |
Devils Lake 44 ° 58 ′ 2 ″ N , 124 ° 0 ′ 55 ″ W. |
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| D River | in the Pacific Coordinates: 44 ° 58 ′ 2 " N , 124 ° 1 ′ 6" W 44 ° 58 ′ 2 " N , 124 ° 1 ′ 6" W
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| length | 37 m | |
| Flowing lakes | Devils Lake | |
| Small towns | Lincoln City | |
The D River is a river near Lincoln City in Lincoln County in the US state of Oregon . It is the outlet of Devils Lake to the Pacific Ocean and is called the shortest river in the world because of its length of only 37 meters .
geography
The Devils Lake is a 277 hectare, but only 2.6 m deep freshwater lake, which is fed by several streams. The D River as its outlet flows under a concrete bridge on US Highway 101 and flows 37 m into the Pacific. Even in spring the river is no wider than nine and deeper than a meter.
On the south bank is the D River State Recreation Site, acquired by the state in 1969 . The small, 1.6-hectare state park consists of a sandy stretch of beach and is often very busy. Visitors fly kites or take up other leisure activities on the beach. Visiting the park is free of charge, the park has a parking lot, sanitary facilities and a picnic area. The park hosts kite festivals in spring and fall, which is why Lincoln City calls itself the Kite Capital of the World .
history
Until the 1930s, the river was known under various names such as The Mouth of Devils Lake , The Channel to Devils Lake , Devils Creek or just The Outlet , until 1940 the Delake Chamber of Commerce ran a US-wide competition for the shortest name advertised the shortest river in the world. The winner was the name D, a short term suggested by Mrs. Johanna Beard from Albany . This name has been accepted as an official name by the US Geographic Board of Names .
The Geodetic-Geographic Board in Washington DC confirmed that the D River was the shortest river in the world with a length of 134 m at low tide. The D River was included in the Guinness Book of Records , and the Oregon Department of Transportation posted signs on the banks of the world's shortest river. The title, however, has never been undisputed. Depending on the tides , it is between 62 and 18 m long, its average length is 37 m. Since 1987, the Roe River in Montana has also been claiming to be the shortest river in the world. As a compromise, the Guinness Book of Records allowed both rivers to carry the title of "shortest river in the world". However, the “shortest river in the world” category is no longer listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
